Flomenberg: Prime vertical SaaS opportunities require zero initial data
Jake Flomenberg · 20VC: The Value Chain of Machine Learning, Is There Really An Incumbency Advantage in ML & Will The Rise In Cyber Remain For the Long Term with Jake Flomenberg, Partner @ Accel · Dec 6, 2017 · at 11:12
Jake Flomenberg, Partner at Accel, explains how software startups overcome the cold-start data collection challenge.
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“That's really where I think the bulk of the opportunity is going to be going forward, particularly in areas like vertical SaaS, where I can improve the current experience without any data, and any data that I can collect to improve your life is just gravy on top.”
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